Changes in private sector electroconvulsive treatment in Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 362-367

  Doessel, Darrel P ^a   Scheurer, Roman W ^a   Chant, David C ^a   Whiteford, Harvey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; ECT; Electroconvulsive therapy; Geographical variation; Time series

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICARE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PSYCHIATRIST; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA;

AUSTRALIA; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; PRIVATE SECTOR;

EID: 33645079636     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1614.2006.01803.x     Document Type: Article

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